So, a little side project that I have been working on:

Overview -
I work in the theater industry, doing the job of a technical director. It's along the lines of a construction site foreman, with not enough staff, materials, or time - all in all, a lot of fun :) That said, tracking things like the budget and payroll are time consuming tasks that I just don't want to spend the time on. So, I came up with a better way. I call it TDTrac:

TDTrac is a web based show budget and payroll hours tracker, built by a TD, for other TD's, freelance designers, and anyone else who finds it useful. TDTrac is completely free, released as open source. We also offer hosting plans for a nominal fee (no domain required!) so you don't need to pay for webspace elsewhere.

TDTrac Features:

  • Track as many show budgets as you wish
  • Budgets can be organized by vendor, category, or even amount spent
  • Track payment pending budget items - things ordered but not cleared through any account or credit card you use
  • Track reimbursable budget items through the reciept of payment from your reimburser
  • Track as many active or inactive employees as you wish
  • Track which employee hours have been paid and which are outstanding
  • Configurable hourly or daily pay rate for budgeting purposes
  • Configurable hourly or daily pay methods for accurate work force accounting
  • Allow your employees to add thier own hours, while being notified on your next login
  • Optionally allow your employees to add budget expenses, or even view the current budget


You can find out more by checking out the site I launched for it here: TDTrac.com - there is even a live demo.